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daily journal
Last Saturday was the big birthday party. Lots of people came over. We ate. We talked. We played. Opened a few gifts and had some cake. All in all, it was a successful party. Once again I saw how many people love our children. They gave Ian and Emma way more gifts than I thought necessary. Either I'm out of touch of what's considered appropriate gift giving - or the people at our party really like Ian and Emma and want to show it by giving them some really nice things. (I know they're not doing it because of me.) I can't thank everyone enough for the generosity. For Ian it was a Rescue Hero birthday. His Rescue Hero collection doubled. We now have a lot of figures and vehicles - its almost time to build a garage for all of them. Also, apparently Disney Princess stuff is the hot item now for little girls. Emma walked away with quite a number of items from Disney. We also learned that Emma likes to wear hats. She wore an adorable Care Bears "My First Birthday" Dr. Seuss-like hat that Mom bought for her for hours. Then she switched to another hat that she received as a birthday gift. 1-year old and the girls a fashion plate. As usual, Heather out-did herself with the cakes. Emma's was a strawberry double-layer cake with vanilla frosting and pink polka-dots. Ian got a birthday cake in the shape and design of Buzz Lightyear. I'll be uploading pixs of both when I get some extra time. Ultimately the party wiped me out. Did help that Friday night I stayed up til 11:30 watching The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence - but hey, great movie. John Wayne - Jimmy Stewart - you gotta stay up and watch that. Then Sunday morning Emma got up at 4:45 am, played for an hour or so, then went back to sleep at 6am for about 45 minutes. I was up with her the whole time. Got up. Cleaned up the house a bit. Then took off to help my Dad pick up furniture and move it to his new house. Back home mid-afternoon. More cleaning until late at night. I was so tired I thought I was going to die. Took of work on Monday to sleep in late. Its a was a half-hearted attempt to try and pay back the huge amounts of sleep debt I've been getting myself into the last few weeks. Really been working it hard at the office and at home - for reasons I really not talking about yet. I need to find some balance soon, however, or I'm afraid of where I will end up. Even after sleeping in on Monday, when I got up I felt physically ill for awhile from lack of sleep.  But lets not dwell on the negative. Lets talk about the HOLY CRAP! moment I experienced over the weekend. Friday evening - before Liberty Valence I had to read the latest Batman comic I had just picked up. #617 to be exact. The 12-part Hush story line is rushing to its conclusion in #619, so I was pretty excited. Last page of the comic, the ultimate cliff hanger - Hush, the character who has been making Batman's life a living hell the last 12 months reveals himself, and its none other than JASON TODD.Now for those of you unfamiliar with Batman back-story, this means nothing. For those of you who know a thing or two about the history of the comic book Batman will recognize Jason Todd as the name of the very unpopular second Robin (the first Robin, Dick Grayson, became Nightwing - one of my favorite heroes. The third, and current Robin, is Tim Drake), who was famously murdered by the DC Comic reading public back in the late 80s. Jason Todd was trapped in an explosion set by the Joker. The readers of the comic had the option to call one of two 1-900 numbers to vote whether Todd lived or died. The public voted death. To have Jason Todd be uncovered as the identity of Hush was quite a kick to the gut. I didn't see that coming at all. Even though superhero comics, like television soap operas, are notorious for bring back characters who have died. Its just that over the years there always seemed to be a few deaths that would remain constant in the world of comics - because they helped define who the main character is. Captain America's sidekick Bucky's death. Spider-man/Peter Parker's Uncle Ben's death. The death of Jason Todd. To un-do this death would seem like a cheap move for those who oversee Batman at DC, and an un-needed stunt for a 12-part story line that had been entertaining without any stunts or gimics. Todd's murder, coupled with Bruce Wayne's own parents' murder, have fueled Batman's fight against crime and served as the basis for his character construction. On the other hand, having Jason Todd, a hero trained by Batman, back from the dead and pissed off at his former mentor, would make for a fascinating villain in the Batman's gallery. I guess I could live with that as well. Ultimately, I'm holding some reservations that it really is Jason Todd. Right before Batman sees Jason, there are some interesting scenes involving the Scarecrow that seem to indicate that Batman might be under the influence of some reality bending drugs. I guess I wait and see. Its going to be an exciting final two issues from Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee. posted by Brendan | 1:31 PM | permanent link |
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